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For a limited time, we will be offering Choice of Romance for $1 through iTunes! So if you have a friend who’s been thinking of trying it out, let them know that now is a good time to buy!

Or tomorrow. Or every day! You asked for it, and we’re happy to say it’s here: our very own Paypal donate button! You can see it in the column to the left. The more money we receive, the more resources we can invest in the next round of games. As you may be aware, you can leave a “comment” with your Paypal donation. If you want your money to go to a specific game (e.g. Choice of the Dragon), then you can tell us so in the comment field of Paypal. If you do not specify which game it should

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Choice of the Vampire v.1.2.0 is being released today for web/Android, and will arrive on iPhone as soon as it is approved. That said, as I’ve been working on Choice of the Vampire, I’ve realized that I have been thinking about it more as an interactive novella than a game. In particular, I’m interested the idea of dynamic storytelling. As such, I am very much interested in the feedback generated by the game, because it gives the audience the opportunity to shape the content and direction of the project; see here some ways the game has already changed. #1 Railroading:

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As we discussed in an earlier post, Choice of Games has been banned from Google AdSense. In this post, I’ll discuss a few of the ideas we’ve had about how we can make money now that we’re banned. (This is the last post on AdSense we have planned; I promise!) How things stand today Choice of Games didn’t make most of its money from Google AdSense on the website (though it was a noticeable portion of our income). Most of our money came from advertising on iPhone and Android. Unfortunately, most of our mobile advertising money came from AdMob, one

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This is the third blog post in a series of posts on Google AdSense. In the first post, I explained how Google has banned us from AdSense; in the second post, I wrote about our best guess as to why they banned us. In this blog post, I discuss my personal feelings about this turn of events. On the face of it, you’d think I’d be more upset with Google. Google’s AdSense appeals process seems completely ridiculous on its face, and it is. I’ve heard more than one Googler describe an AdSense appeal as a “kangaroo court.” Where else can

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This is the second blog post in a series of posts about Google AdSense. In the first post, I explained how Google has banned us from AdSense; in this second post, I’ll give our best guess as to why they banned us. We can’t know for sure–as we mentioned before, Google won’t tell us (or any other banned website) why they banned us, and we have never violated the AdSense rules or encouraged anyone to violate the AdSense rules. While I was surprised that Google banned us, even though we have never violated Google’s Terms of Service, I was not

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Google has banned “Choice of Games” from Google AdSense, which means that, for now, we can no longer display Google advertisements on our website. There’s a lot to say here, so I’m going to publish a series of blog posts on the topic. In this first blog post, I’ll explain what Google did. In the second blog post, I’ll give our best guess as to why Google banned us. In the third post, I’ll discuss my personal opinion of what happened, and in the fourth blog post, I’ll talk about what it means for the future of Choice of Games

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I received this email from a player yesterday: **** Dear everyone involved, I love the Choice-of-Games games you offer, but I’m a little irked at the blatant Catholic bashing in Choice of the Vampire. Please keep in mind that the Catholic clergy did *not* torture natives into conversion. The majority of natives who did suffer torture suffered at the hands of the Conquistadors, the men who came searching for gold and glory, while the Spanish (and French Jesuit) clergy offered protection, reading, writing, medical treatment, etc. to the displaced natives. There have even been visitations to the natives by saints,

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Choice of Games is pleased to announce the release of Choice of the Vampire, by Jason Stevan Hill! Play it on the web, or download the iPhone version or the Android version. Begin your two-hundred year journey as a vampire in New Orleans, 1814; choose whether you will seek love, power or redemption as you negotiate the growing-pains of the young Republic. We hope you enjoy playing “Choice of the Vampire” and we encourage you to play it, tell your friends, and to recommend it on StumbleUpon, Facebook, Twitter, and other sites. Don’t forget: our initial download rate determines our

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I am thrilled to announce that Choice of the Vampire is currently undergoing review by the App Store; barring unforeseen problems, it will be released in the next few days! As many of you are aware, to date, Choice of Games has published a series of fantasy multiple-choice games. Being a relatively progressive lot, and unconstrained by market research or corporate interests, we’ve been free to be politically progressive (specifically with regards to gender and sexual orientation). Because these games have historical themes, they have had to be situated in fictional realities, realities in which, for example, women crew ships

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